Posted on: September 1, 2022
int_k
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 6
A better Saints Row than Saints Row '22
The Good Unapologetic raucousness Cops back in the donut shops Roasting of mindless woke culture Natalya Ivanova The Bad Minor bugs Awkward saucer control scheme Underdeveloped lore and characters And I don't mean it just as a jab at the dumpster fire that is the Saints Row reboot relesaed a few days prior. Like the first four entries in the Saints Row series, Destroy All Humans! Reprobed is sarcastic, witty and satirical. Almost self-aware in many instances. The devs didn't neuter the game to appeal to the special types who walk around looking for reason to feign victimhood. Granted, this probably isn't a "true" open world game; characters and quests aren't exactly deep. The storyline exists mostly as an excuse to cause destruction laugh at the outrageousness. The small maps make it feel like you revisit many locations. This game is mostly about going on a power trip. There are enough weapons and abilities to gain throughout the game to cause plenty of destruction and keep you busy. Surprisingly, there is decent verticality in map traversal--something that seems nonexistent and many recent open world games. Some bugs I encountered, none of which are game breaking. The biggest gripe is the awkward saucer control scheme which involves mousing left-right to aim horizontal but then up-down to elevate/lower (as opposed to aiming up/down). Granted, the saucer plays a marginal role in the overall scheme of the game making this a minor gripe rather than a major annoyance. DAH:Reprobed now also includes a photo mode. Admittedly, aside from Natalya, there's not much to look at compared to the likes of bigger budget contemporaries. Nonetheless, even from the early days of gaming I've always been of the opinion more games should include a photo mode to record and share such unimportant trivialities. Photo mode is a welcome addition. Don't look too deep into it, a silly and outrageous power trip, this is a faithful and welcome (re)entry in the Destroy All Humans! series.
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